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The Columbian orator: containing a variety of original and selected pieces, together with rules, calculated to improve youth and others in the ornamental and useful art of eloquence [Titlepage] Contents Introduction General Directions for speaking Practical Pieces for Speaking Oration on Eloquence Washington's First Speech in Congress, 1789 Paulus Emilius to the Roman People Exhortation on Temperance in Pleasure Judah's Plea for Benjamin Before Joseph Plea of Thomas Muir at Trial in Scotland On the Starry Heavens Paper, a Poem Cato's Speech Before the Roman Senate Dialogue Between Duelist, Savage, and Mercury Indian Chief to the Massachusetts Congress, 1775 Creation of the World Lines Spoken by a Seven Year Old Boy Pitt's Speech on the Stamp Act, 1766 Scene from the Farce of Lethe Eulogy on Dr. Franklin, Paris, 1790 Epilogue to Addison's Cato Self Conceit, Lines Spoken by a Very Small Boy Dialogue Between Howard and Lester Christ's Crucifixion The Wonders of Nature Dialogue on Physiognomy Oration at the Festival of Gratitude, 1796 Address to the President of The United States President's Answer The Oppressive Landlord, a Dialogue Speech in the British Parliament, 1770 Sermon on the Day of Judgement Christ Triumphant over the Apostate Angels Slaves in Barbary, Drama in Two Acts Speech in the British Parliament, 1770 Defense Before his Accusers Dialogue on Cowardice and Knavery Speech in the British Parliament Cicero's Oration Against Catiline Description of the First American Congress French General to His Army Reflections over the Grave of a Young Man "Moses in the Bulrushes" Speech of a Roman General Speech in the British Parliament, 1784 Address to the People of the U. States Choice of Business for Life Speech of a French General Speech in the British Parliament, 1777 Dialogue Between a Schoolmaster and School-Committee Speech in the British Parliament, 1770 On the General Judgement Day On the Works of Creation and Providence Speech in the British Parliament, 1778 The Conjurer, a Dialogue Speech in the British Parliament, 1775 Speech of the Caledonian General to his Army Modern Education, a Dialogue On the Existence of God The Dignity of Human Nature Infernal Conference Speech in the British Parliament, 1777 On the Day of Judgement The Dissipated Oxford Student Oration on Independence, July 4, 1796 General Description America, a Poem Dialogue Between a Master and Slave Speech in the Irish Parliament Scene from the Tragedy of Tamerlane Speech in the British Parliament, The Last Day Dialogue on Loquacity American Sages Speech in the British Parliament, 1777 Scene from the tragedy of Cato Oration at Boston, July 4, 1794 Dialogue Between a White Man and Indian Oration at Boston, July 4, 1794 Dialogue Between Edward and Harry David and Goliath Oration on the Powers of Eloquence Dialogue on Civilization Oration on the Manumission of Slaves A Forensic Dispute Oration at Boston, March 5, 1780

The book that Frederick Douglass used to teach himself oratory.